Bellingcat funded by US and UK intelligence contractors that aided extremists in Syria
Supposedly “independent” website Bellingcat raked in money from scandal-ridden Western intelligence firms that wreaked havoc – and reaped... Read More
Idlib
How Washington is positioning Syrian Al-Qaeda’s founder as its ‘asset’
Ben Norton and Max Blumenthal·
A PBS Frontline special is the latest vehicle in a PR campaign to legitimize rebranded Syrian al-Qaeda, HTS,... Read More
Former hostage responds to top diplomat calling Al Qaeda a US ‘asset’ in Syria
Lindsey Snell, a journalist who escaped Al Qaeda captivity in Syria, responds to a top US diplomat calling... Read More
Syria war update: Turkey’s Erdogan invades Idlib, invokes re-establishment of Ottoman Empire
Red Lines host Anya Parampil speaks with Mohammad Marandi, a professor at the University of Tehran. He discusses... Read More
Syrian journalist corrects the record on mainstream media’s absurd Idlib coverage
Red Lines host Anya Parampil speaks with Syrian journalist Bashar Bazari, who works as a correspondent for HispanTV... Read More
Turkey, US protect Al Qaeda in Idlib and worsen Syria’s suffering
Why is Turkey, with US backing, protecting Al-Qaeda’s largest affiliate in Idlib, Syria?... Read More
Max Blumenthal on Baghdadi’s death and Trump’s fake withdrawal in Syria
Max Blumenthal explains how the US-backed proxy war in Syria helped create the al-Qaeda safe haven where US... Read More
By protecting Syria’s Idlib, the US created a safe haven for Baghdadi and ISIS
With the killing of self-proclaimed ISIS “caliph” Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the shoddy narrative pushed by US government officials... Read More
US greenlights missiles for al-Qaeda-linked, Turkish-backed Salafi-jihadists occupying Syria’s Idlib
The Trump administration has approved a Turkish shipment of US-made anti-tank missiles to al-Qaeda-linked Islamist rebels fighting a... Read More
‘We don’t want to lose anymore’: Inside the complex peace process that helped Syrians find an end to the fighting
In war torn areas across Syria, a series of reconciliation deals overseen by the secret fixer of Damascus, Khaled... Read More
CNN hired top al-Qaeda propagandist for award-winning Syria documentary and wants to cover its tracks
Max Blumenthal and Ben Norton·
Star CNN correspondent Clarissa Ward worked with al-Qaeda “media man” Bilal Abdul Kareem to gain access to extremist... Read More
I visited Al Qaeda’s Syrian stronghold and saw how US backing of ‘moderate’ rebels is bolstering jihadists
Journalist Lindsey Snell reports from inside Idlib, al-Qaeda’s Syrian stronghold. By Lindsey Snell / AlterNet I spent a... Read More
